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MGN431 Strategic Human Resource Development Task Instructions – Assessment Item 2

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Assessment Item 2 MGN431: HRD Plan

Relates to learning outcomes: Unit objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 and AOL goals: KS (1.1), HO (2.2), PC (3.1)

Length: 2,500 words in total (including 500 word executive summary)

Weighting: 60%

Due Date: Week 13 (Friday 28 October by 4:00pm)

How to submit: Turnitin (via Blackboard site)

Referencing: QUT APA (refer Cite Write http://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/ on library website)

Description of the task:

Based on your HRD Needs Analysis, you will now develop a strategic HRD Plan to address the issues previously

identified in the case study. Your plan provides recommendations to management on the design, implementation and

evaluation of an appropriate HRD response at both the individual and organisation levels. Your recommendations

need to be appropriate for the organisation and well justified using the relevant concepts and theories from this unit.

Approaches to the task:

There are many ways you might choose to approach the development of your HRD plan however there are some key

aspects expected in your submission:

Recommendations

The proposed interventions or HRD activities you believe will help to address the needs you identified in the first

assessment item. Given the feedback you received on that assessment item, and the in class discussions, feel free to

add to or revise the needs you believe the organisation has, prior to making some recommendations about the most

appropriate ways to address these needs. Remember what we have covered in class about type of interventions –

you are not just recommending training courses but should consider on and off the job approaches to development in

the organisation. You also need to make very clear the objectives of any interventions your are recommending.

Implementation

Given the recommendations you have made for HRD interventions and activities, you now need to outline how you

would suggest these are implemented. For example,

 In what order would you approach them?

 How long do you believe the steps will take to implement?

 What resources do you believe they need to properly implement the recommendations?

Evaluation

Given the recommendations you have made, what approaches would you use to evaluate the outcomes? How could

the organisation assess the extent to which the planned activities have met the promised objectives?

Target Audience:

Your HRD Plan is written for the senior management team in your case organisation. This means you do not need to

describe the organisation to them but can assume they have the knowledge that you also have as a result of

conducting your first assessment item.

MGN431 Strategic Human Resource Development Task Instructions – Assessment Item 2

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Format:

This is a report to the senior management team and therefore you should use a report style (for general information

on writing reports refer to http://www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/report.jsp)

In particular for this report, it is critical for you to demonstrate that as well as being able to write a report that is

informed by research and provides strong analysis, you can also summarise this in a way that provides the key details

to a busy management team that may not read your full report. Therefore, your executive summary is a critical part

of your report and subject to one separate criterion within the requirements for this assessment. The executive

summary will not have any further information than in your report but should summarise your key points (for this

reason, it is always a good idea to write it last!). It should be 1-2 pages in length and does not require any references.

How you will be assessed:

This is an individual assessment item and the marking criteria (CRA) for this assessment is on the Blackboard site.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Do we need to revisit information about our case organisation?

 No. Assume that your reader is familiar with your case. If you are referring to specific issues then feel free to

summarise again, but do not take up valuable word space going back over things you presented in your first

assessment item.

How many references do you expect?

 There is no “magic” number. Sometimes assignments have a long list of references (quantity) but have not

used them well (a lack of quality). Good assignments normally have used high quality journal articles and

have integrated them well in their discussion and used them to back up claims they are making.